A 31-member Pakistan contingent, including 20 players and support staff, reached UK on Sunday for their three Tests and as many T20Is in August and September
The Pakistan cricket contingent, including 20 players and support staff, arrived in England for their upcoming assignment in which they are scheduled to play three Tests and as many T20Is
An inexperienced fast bowling bowling line-up is looked upon as Pakistan's weak link but Ali backed the likes of Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi to excel in English conditions
PCB named the squad which will be led by Azhar Ali and Babar Azam will be the deputy for the Test matches
Pakistan is arriving on Sunday without 10 coronavirus-infected players for a cricket tour of England that doesn't have any scheduled games yet
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday confirmed five reserve players and a backup player support personnel have undergone Covid-19 tests.
As many as 10 out of the 29 England-bound Pakistan cricketers have tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus but boards from both the countries insisted that the tour remains very much on track
Players who have tested positive were practising outside together, so there was bound to be a problem, says Rashid Latif
Former Pakistan captain Mohammed Hafeez has tested negative for COVID-19, a day after the PCB found him positive for the deadly virus. Hafeez and Wahab Riaz are among the 10 England-bound Pakistan players, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. The team is due to leave for England on Sunday for a Test and T20 series in August. On Wednesday, Hafeez took to twitter and clarified that he and his family members have tested negative and also posted the medical report to back his claim. "After Tested positive COVID-19 acc to PCB testing Report yesterday,as 2nd opinion & for satisfaction I personally went to Test it again along with my family and here I along with my all family members are reported Negetive (sic) Alham du Lillah. May Allah keep us all safe," Hafeez tweeted.
The Pakistan team, which is to depart for England on June 28, was hit hard on Monday with three players testing positive for coronavirus
Pakistan cricketers Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf and rookie Haider Ali on Monday tested positive
The Pakistan squad of 29 players and 14 officials is due to take a 80-seater chartered flight to London where they will spend 14 days in quarantine
Saleem said he was encouraged by soccer resuming in Europe where the Bundesliga in Germany and the Premier League in England have staged games played in empty stadiums
The first test will be taken on Monday and the second on Wednesday when the cricketers assemble in Lahore for departure
Ali has played for the Pakistan U-19 team and had an outstanding 2019-20 season, following which he earned an emerging contract for the 2020-21 season
Rauf had a great stint for Melbourne Stars at the Big Bash League (BBL), picking up 20 wickets in 10 matches
Imran had asked me to come and work in Pakistan cricket, and I have stayed away from cricket for nearly 12 years since my last term as ICC chief, says PCB chairman
Naseem has already set his sights on doing well in the country and hailed the presence of fast-bowling great Waqar Younis in the coaching staff
The English and Wales Cricket Board will reportedly spend around half a million pounds on the special chartered flight, which will fly 29 players and 14 officials from Pakistan to England
Wahab Riaz took an indefinite break from test cricket last year just before Pakistan toured Australia